I noticed my stove top temp and my flue pipe temp were running about the same on start-up yesterday. Even after I dampered down as it closed in on 400ish degrees on the way to 550, the pipe temps were staying up. For some reason, I took a look-see at the secondary tubes and noticed the baffle boards were overlapping - one kind of crooked and laying over on the other, leaving about 1/3rd of the stove top without a baffle board.
I had a full load of wood blazing away, but opened the door and used my poker to slide the baffle board back into place. The stove top temp stabilized and the flue pipe temps dropped. I guess all my heat was going straight up the pipe.
Not sure how (or really who did it) the baffle board got moved around, but all is well with the '30 now.
Happy burning!
Bill
I had a full load of wood blazing away, but opened the door and used my poker to slide the baffle board back into place. The stove top temp stabilized and the flue pipe temps dropped. I guess all my heat was going straight up the pipe.
Not sure how (or really who did it) the baffle board got moved around, but all is well with the '30 now.
Happy burning!
Bill